The Perryville Police Department responded to a report of a possible stabbing shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, April 5.
The incident occurred at approximately 10:05 p.m. in the 500 block of Park Avenue.
Upon arrival, the officers found the victim, who said she had gone to a friend’s house in the 1000 block of Reddick Street to return a few Easter items.
According to the victim and witness statements, the suspect, Jodi M. Kennedy had made threats within the past week to stab the victim.
When they pulled into the rear of the residence, Kennedy jumped out from a vehicle she had been hiding in behind the house.
Kennedy then ran to the passenger’s side door of the vehicle and began to stab the victim, causing multiple knife wounds, according to the police department.